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Taj Mahal & Buddha
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Varanasi - Bodhgaya -
Vaishali - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti - Balrampur - Lucknow
Duration : 14 Nights / 15
Days
Day
- 01 Arrive Delhi
On arrival you will be received by our representative
and transferred to hotel where we will be holding the rooms on ready occupancy
basis. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 02 Delhi
This day you will be
taken for a trip to this very heart of India.
The trip will cover Qutab Minar /
Humayun Tomb / India Gate / Red Fort / Jama Masjid / Gandhi Memorial etc.
Overnight at hotel.
Day - 03 Delhi - Jaipur
Morning commence
drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival, check in into hotel. |
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Evening free time to enjoy
the city atmosphere which by many means is fabulous. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 04 Jaipur
The day is to be started with the Elephant ride
at Amer Fort, followed by the city tour covering - Hawa Mahal, Royal
Observatory, City Palace, Nawab Sahab Ki Haveli and Johari Bazar etc. Overnight
at hotel.
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Day - 05 Jaipur - Agra
Today we will drive to Agra
en-route visiting the old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty i.e. Fatehpur Sikri.
On arrival, check in into hotel.
Afternoon city tour covering Taj Mahal, Red Fortand the Tomb of Itmad-ud-daula’s
Tomb Overnight at hotel.
Day - 06 Agra - Varanasi
Morning
transfer to Airport to catch flight to Varanasi. On arrival , transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour of Sarnath: famous for its Dhamekh Stupa and for it being
the place where Buddha preached his first sermon enshrining the principle of his
teachings into laws. Overnight at hotel in Varanasi. |
Day - 07 Varanasi
At dawn enjoy boat ride at River Ganges, followed by a city tour
covering - Vishwanath Temple, Bharat Mata Temple etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 08 & 09 Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Stay there for two nights
with excursions to Rajgir/ Nalanda / Sapta pari cave and Venevamas. Above two
days you will come across with many locales of Buddhist significance, i.e.,
Rajgir : an important Buddhist pilgrimage since the Buddha spent 12 years here ,
and the first Buddhist council after the Buddha attained Nirvana was held here,
Nalanda : founded in the 5th century known as center of intellectualism.
Overnight at hotel.
Day - 10 Bodhgaya - Vaishali -
Kushinagar
A.M. Proceed to Vaishali, a very special place to Buddhists as
The Lord delivered his last sermon & announced his impending " Nirwana".
See
the majesty of Ashok Pillar – Lotus tank, Chaumukhi & proceed to Kushinagar
for overnight stay.
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- 11 Kushinagar - Lumbini
Morning visit Mahanirvana Temple, the modern
Japan/Srilanka Buddhist center & monasteries , then proceed to Lumbini.
Overnight at hotel.
Day - 12 Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti -
Balrampur Morning visit to Ashoka’s pillar (249 BC) |
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rediscovered in
1890’s inside thick sal forest, a temple of Mayadevi, the ruins of an old
monastery and some new stupas, then in the afternoon proceed to Balrampur
enroute visiting Sravasti where you will see the extensive ruins of this ancient
city & Jetavana Monastery. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 13 Balrampur - Lucknow
Morning city tour. Later continue
drive to Lucknow. On arrival check in into hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 14 Lucknow
Morning city tour covering Imambara , Rumi
Darwaza . P.M. Transfer to Airport for flight to Delhi. On arrival transfer to
hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 15 Departure Delhi
Departure
transfer to International Airport to take flight back home.
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